Friday, November 20, 2009

TGiFF

I was in kind of a funk last night about what to sketch. Since the following day was Friday I thought this might be a good time to revive a theme I used for a time last year. Thank God it's Fish Friday. To kick off I did this little Puntius Tetrazona or Tiger Barb. Many years ago I used to have several aquariums and I always had a few of these. They could be aggressive but I never really had any trouble from them. The occasional nipped fin was about all I would witness. They were always an easy sell at the store I worked at back in the day. I managed the fish department in the hardware store I worked. We had about 30 tanks to display all types of fish and these guys were ever present. Beautiful in schools.

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When I was growing up the school cafeteria always had fish on Friday for all the Catholic students. Then there is the expression of Thank God It's Friday in anticipation of the weekend. The way my mind works it was only natural I would come up with something goofy like Thank God It's Fish Friday (TGIFF). Glad you enjoyed the Tiger Barb. I always enjoy watching the fish.

Ah, fish Friday is back! Great fish. Tuna casserole, fish sticks and macaroni with cheese made Fridays dreadful growing up. Actually I used to like the fish sticks with a special homemade sauce but still it got boring.

We are related and need to share info (Willa J. Stone Lewis and George F. Lewis are my great-grandparents). You mentioned your grandfather. My grandmother spoke of him often (her half-brother?). They used to cross the Strawberry Creek to get to school.